City profile · Rwanda · Africa
Gisenyi
City population
172,357
#2
in Rwanda
#1
in Western Province
#3,322
worldwide
-1.703, 29.256 · 93 km from Kigali
About Gisenyi
Gisenyi is a city in Western Province, Rwanda with a population of 172,357. It is the 2nd largest of the 45 cities of 15,000 or more listed in Rwanda, and the 3,322nd largest worldwide. It lies 93 km from Kigali.
Key Facts
Country
Region
Rank in region
#1of 22
Elevation
1,461 m
Approximate — modelled, not surveyed
Time zone
Africa/Kigali
Coordinates
-1.703, 29.256
Record updated
2026-04-07
Entry edited, not measured
City population, GeoNames. GeoNames publishes no year for its population figures, so “record updated” is when the entry was last edited — not the date the population was measured. Elevation is modelled from a digital elevation model rather than surveyed, so it is approximate.
Nearby Cities
All 45 in RwandaClosest listed cities by great-circle distance from the city centre.